The truth about Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich

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Spokane Valley, Wash. — In a recently released video Dan Hansen, who serves as the Commander of the 63rd Battalion Lightfoot Militia, stated that he is “very, very, very … concerned about Ozzie Knezovich”.

Addressing a crowd of “Tea Party Patriots” at a Northwest Grassroots Movie Night, he acknowledged that many of the audience members “have been long standing against [Knezovich] and some of the things that he’s been saying. I like to let the people to, kind of, show their colors. He has shown his colors in a lot of ways.”

Hansen continued:

“Because of the position that I’m in, as the Commander of the 63rd, as a militia person, as you well know, we get hammered, day in and day out, in the news. Both locally, and across the nation — as a militia.

We have a good standing, not only locally, but across the nation. We have an outstanding name. And we have a good relationship with alphabet soup — federal, FBI, DEA, anything that has to do with firearms — we have a good rapport with them. And that rapport is important, not only for us as militia, but for you.

But what I want to explain to you tonight, is this: I have been in meeting after meeting, trying to get things resolved with Burns, Oregon. Two weeks straight, no work, nothing but Burns, Oregon. Federal agencies coming talking to me constantly, because they know they have an open door with me. Trying to get a hold on what they’re thinking, in order to get some sort of resolve to it. They don’t get it. They just flat out don’t get it. They understand, to some extent, but they don’t get it.

So what I’m wanting you to know tonight, is this: that, with our elected official, Sheriff Knezovich, is that he, as well as the alphabet soup, has said this to us: if you get pulled over, or you’re wanting to be pulled over by a law enforcement official, no matter whether it’s a marked or unmarked vehicle, you will get pulled over. If you don’t submit to the authority and what they’re saying in the immediate context of the word, meaning when he says “put your hands up, get down on the ground” — if you do not perform what they’re saying in an immediate way, you could very well be in the same situation as LaVoy is in. What is that telling us? That’s a death threat. This is very, very alarming to me. Because, first off, it tramples all over the Constitution. My argument that I want to make you aware of tonight, my argument with the authorities — whether it’s Sheriff, whether it’s alphabet soup, is this: so that means, if you put up your hands, but you don’t get down in a timeframe that you expect them as a law enforcement officer, that you will shoot them — whether they’re armed, or not; whether they brandish a weapon, or not. And basically, the answer was “you take that chance, if you do not perform according to the law enforcement officers confronting you.”

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m telling you: we have a major problem. We have a huge responsibility here — and that’s where, again, the Tea Party is so important, and you need to have more family and friends here. Because, we have got to change the hearts and minds of people through elections. Period. Weapons will do it, but I tell you what — there’s going to be a lot of bloodshed. That’s not the initial way to go. It should be the absolute last resort. And I need you to know, that as the commander of the 63rd, that has always been my philosophy. And, just like the beautiful young lady tht was up here speaking, the Holy Spirit leads my way of thinking.

But tonight, what’s important for you to know — and my militia members don’t even know at this point — is that, what I just shared with you: if you do not perform, as the law enforcement expects you to perform, you could very well be in the same position as LaVoy Finicum. So, you need to make your choices. If you carry, if they know that you carry a weapon, you will be put on alert to the law enforcement that you are carrying a weapon, and you will be instructed basically the same way as LaVoy Finnicum — so, you must perform. So, the warning tonight is: you either perform, if you step out of line, you very well could be shot. That’s plain and simple, it’s exactly what they said to me, it’s exactly what they want me to get back to anybody in the militia, is exactly what’s going to happen.

So, what does that mean to each and every one of you? How many of you have concealed weapons permits? [looks around the room for a show of hands] A good many, majority. Just be concerned that that’s going to happen. I just want to let you know what the temperature gauge was, it’s not good, I was hoping for better, I’m still working with the alphabet soup and others in order to try to get a better understanding of what we are, who we are, and that they need to stay on task with the Constitution. And constant reminder of the Constitution, because I guarantee you — this Communist regime that is moving forward that wants to eliminate what was up here on the movie earlier, wants to eliminate that old piece of paper.

While that standoff in Oregon has ended some, like Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, believe the issue is far from over, that its bound to happen again, possibly right here in Spokane County.

Knezovich says pretty plainly that there are people out there who believe they’re above the law. He believes that you can have your own interpretation of the Constitution as long as you obey the rules.

He points out that just last spring, Spokane almost had a similar situation to the one in Oregon, when a group of gun rights activitists flooded the federal courthouse plaza to protest a ban on weapons on the premises. The group carried guns and disregarded a court order to stay off the grounds.

While this was a peaceful rally and no one was hurt, Knezovich says that others in the country have ended badly.

“The sad thing is, the law abiding gun owners in this community have made one thing very clear to me, whenever I’ve run into them, whenever I talk at their events, ‘Sheriff, will you please tell these people to stop, they’re making us all look bad,'” he said.

Knezovich added that it’s very hard to have a productive conversation about the Constitution staring down at the business end of a gun.